With vacations up in the air, every family’s prime job would be packing their bags up and heading to a resort or a hill station to get themselves indulged in the lush green lawns and let cool breeze pamper their souls but if you are planning for a day trip that is little breath-taking and historic then a visit to Dakshinachitra, also known as an ancient village in Chennai that is located along the East Coast Road has to be in your bucket list.Yes, this place is no less than a time travel to be taken as it would lead you the different culturesadopted across the southern part of India.
Chennai itself is enclosed within rich culture, be it music, art or architecture and a visit to this prehistoric cum vibrant museum showcases the heritage of varied cities like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Here, one could get to see the myriad culture of numerous folks of Southern India; their residence, their culture, their crafts used and their lifestyle. Dakshinachitra is a living gallery that holds a collection of 18 authentic historical houses that are all constructed in a Vernacular Style to show to the world how people from different castes of Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka had lived in the past.
When you get here, you first need to take a pass and further which,you would encounter a vast hectare that is segregated into different places namely; Karnataka House, Kerala House, Andhra House and Tamil Nadu House. In each of these places, you would get to see how the people of different class would have constructed their houses in ancient India. For example if you visit Tamil Nadu location, you will encounter Merchants house, Brahmins house, Potters and Farmers houses, how is it constructed; a detailed inner and outer view, what is their tradition, their lifestyle, their workplace, the utensils and furniture used by them and so on which makes nothing but a Wow factor. Below are images of the Tamil Nadu houses;
In the Karnataka region of the museum, you will experience the Muslim heritage that was once a part of history of the Chikmagalur district and the lifestyle of the Ilkal Weavers house. Further, get yourselves carried away with the traditions of the Syrian Christians and the Hindu House Trivandrum of Kerala.
Wondering whether is it true or not? An unbelievable invention that is worth relying, isn’t it? So, waste no time and head straight to TicketGoose.com to make a booking at Jabbar Travels or KPN Travels to visit this place and yes don’t forget to take selfies here so that your posts gets popular in social media portals.
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